5 Children’s Books That Illustrate Classic Poems

Poetry helps kids develop emotional awareness, language skills, and a love for great literature. These classic books are a perfect place to start.
5 Children’s Books That Illustrate Classic Poems
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Walker Larson
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The benefits of introducing children to poetry at a young age include opening the door to the world of great literature, teaching them about emotion, and advancing language development. But how can parents get started?

Fortunately, a lot of resources are available to parents and teachers, including a significant number of children’s picture books that illustrate great, classic poems. Within the pages of these books, children encounter beauty in language and images, with illustrations that spark the child’s imagination as they consider the word-magic of the poems.

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."